<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australia's"><span>Australia's</span></a><span> first ever treatment for nicotine vaping dependence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The agency announced the decision this morning, approving Nicorette QuickMist to be used as a treatment option for nicotine addiction brought about by vaping.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Around 1.7 million people in Australia are </span><a href="https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/vaping-numbers-surge-despite-crackdown" rel="" target="_blank" title="estimated"><span>estimated</span></a><span> vape regularly, with the number having been on the rise since 2018.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/erin-patterson-dangerous-inmate-only-cell-contact-for-mushroom-killer/9a992bf7-c2d3-4578-bb08-514649c9a4b5" target="_blank"><strong><span>Dangerous inmate only cell contact for mushroom killer</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, three in four Aussies said they were planning to stop vaping or cut back in the next three months, in a Quit and Cancer Council survey in May 2024.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nicorette QuickMist delivers small doses of nicotine to the mouth and is designed to help reduce withdrawal symptoms and reliance on nicotine for users.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nadine Saraceno from the Regulatory Affairs Australia claimed clinical trials showed highly promising results which prompted the TGA's decision.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/health/vaping-australia-treatment-nicorette-tga/78649ef0-1bd9-41ca-a45b-50114090e340" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our clinical trial demonstrated that Nicorette QuickMist, our fastest acting NRT format, helped reduce nicotine cravings by at least 50 per cent in eight out of 10 nicotine vape users after just one dose," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-post-united-states-usa-parcel-suspension-donald-trump-tariff/52615197-11c5-4e00-98f0-d0f576ba7159" target="_blank"><strong><span>Australia Post suspends deliveries to the US after Trump tariffs</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Quitting nicotine vaping can be a challenging journey, particularly without the option of an approved pharmacotherapy."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Saraceno welcomed the TGA's decision, believing it would allow treatment options to be more widely available to those in need of support as they try to relieve their nicotine addiction.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are proud to offer the first approved option for the relief of nicotine vaping cravings," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"[It has] the potential to support thousands of Australians in overcoming their dependence on nicotine vaping."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>